The first time I was pregnant, I bought a ton of books so that I could be as educated as possible. However, I think the popular books scared me more than educated me. They covered all of the exotic, strange things that could go wrong while pregnant, making me feel that anything out of the ordinary was leading to a miscarriage, when in reality it was nothing to worry about.
The one thing I wasn’t prepared for with pregnancy was the emotional toll it would have on me. I was thrilled to be pregnant – we had planned this, after all – but at the same time I felt scared, a little lonely, overwhelmed, and a little sad at the life I was leaving behind. Did the books tell me how to deal with this emotional overload? Nope, and it took me well into my second trimester to finally seek out help for the depression these emotions were causing.
I wish now that I had the book Body, Soul, and Baby back then. Parent Bloggers asked me to take a look at this book, and now that I’ve read it I think it might be one of the best pregnancy books out there.
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What to expect definitely prepared us for the worst case situations. It also scared us to death. Anyway, I guess ignorance is not bliss.
This book mostly covered the physical problems not social issues. For example like being Being a Balanced Parent.